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(44431) 1998 TJ18

Summary

(44431) 1998 TJ18 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (44431) 1998 TJ18 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[2].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[4].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18 followed (44430) 1998 TZ6[5].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18 was followed by (44432) 1998 TP19[6].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 TJ18[9].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 AR246[10].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 14, 1998[11].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2169700108777499'}[12].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.6'}[13].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.428774803890768'}[14].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1499.455756639549'}[15].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+92.06665181262917'}[16].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.563835476328931'}[17].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.120110887516781'}[18].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.007560065141082'}[19].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+179.8559111130674'}[20].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+276.017745988884'}[21].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+2.394'}[22].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.535'}[23].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025[24].
  • (44431) 1998 TJ18's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2461350.2990950905'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(44431) 1998 TJ18's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["MinorPlanet", "MinorPlanet44431Provisional1998TJ18"]
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Parent astronomical body → Sun
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(44431) 1998 ٹی جے 18]]"
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